Mike Chen, Freelance Writer & Consultant

Navigating the Portfolio

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Welcome to Mike’s portfolio. Portfolio items are roughly listed by completion date. You can scroll down and view them chronologically or you can click on the appropriate category on the sidebar.

Please note that Mike has many more samples than these. If you’d like to see further samples or if you’d like to see an actual piece, please contact Mike.

Posts about WordPress Features issue #1

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Thesis Adopts a Split GPL License – weblogtoolscollection.com

07/26/2010

Thesis has officially adopted a split GPL license, putting an end to the explosive debate between WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and Thesis developer Chris Pearson which launched a community-wide d more…

WordPress Plugin Releases for 07/25 – weblogtoolscollection.com

07/25/2010

New plugins Foursquare map Foursquare is rising in popularity, and will continue to grow. This plugin makes it easy to share your last check-in location without needing to worry about giving away pers more…

WordPress Bids Farewell to PHP 4 and MySQL 4 – weblogtoolscollection.com

07/25/2010

After five years of dedicated support, WordPress will be leaving PHP 4 and MySQL 4 behind for the far more current and secure PHP 5 and MySQL 5. WordPress 3.2, planned to launch during the first half more…

WordPress 3.0 Twenty Ten Theme Updated – weblogtoolscollection.com

07/24/2010

Just in case you missed it the default theme in WordPress 3.0 has been updated to version 1.1. If your running WordPress 3.0 you should find an update indicator in your admin panel under Dashboa more…

WordPress 3.0 – 10 Million Downloads and Counting – weblogtoolscollection.com

07/21/2010

About a month ago I posted about how fast WordPress 3.0 was being downloaded and there was a terrific discussion about the sheer amount of data that was being grabbed to get at the 3.0 version of Word more…

When Your Blog Gets Splogged, It’s More Than GPL.. Right? – weblogtoolscollection.com

07/17/2010

Yesterday, I wrote about a problem Matt had about the GPL license with the Thesis Theme. Though I am not biased and seriously do not want to get into an argument about it, let me put forth an argument more…

What’s Your Take On the GPL Argument Between Matt and Thesis? – weblogtoolscollection.com

07/15/2010

If you have been on Twitter today, you might have come across a huge argument between WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and Thesis theme developer Chris Pearson. Matt is unhappy that unlike other premi more…

WordPress Theme Releases for 07/12 – weblogtoolscollection.com

07/12/2010

Shades A simple clean theme framework to work from, designed ideally for light colored backgrounds and easily adapted to darker layouts. Now with Threaded Comments and sticky post Diabolique Lagoon 3 more…

One Click Multisite in WordPress 3.0 – weblogtoolscollection.com

07/09/2010

[EDIT] Peter Westwood, one of the lead devs, in a comment below suggests against the use of this plugin because of the complexities of the setup process that might be ignored if users install and enab more…

WordPress Plugin Releases for 07/04 – weblogtoolscollection.com

07/04/2010

New Plugins 123ContactForm for WordPress Contact Form plugin from 123ContactForm.com. It requires a free account on 123ContactForm. WP BTBuckets Integrates the BTBuckets service into your WordPress bl more…

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Octovo: Press Release

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Customer: Octovo

Project type: Press release

Project date: January 2010

Description: Octovo launched a new PR campaign to kick off 2010. A big art of this was writing an effective press release to emphasize that their products (Kindle/e-reader covers and sleeves) were the best looking, most functional, and most durable on the market.

Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce: 2010 Magazine

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Customer: Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce

Project type: Articles

Project date: October 2009

Description: Each year, the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce hires me to write the articles in their annual magazine. This year, we covered local technology innovators Better Place and Bling Nation, along with a look at the Chamber’s history and profiling some of the longest-tenured Chamber members. Each article ranged between 500 and 800 words.

Primetime Car Wash: Brochure

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Customer: Primetime Car Wash

Project type: Brochure

Project date: August 2009

Description: Primetime Car Wash was an innovative LA-area start-up offering mobile waterless car wash services. With the brochure, Primetime wanted to emphasize the green aspect of its materials, along with its mobile services.

FastTrack Fundraising: Articles

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Customer: FastTrack Fundraising

Project type: Newsletter articles

Project date: 2008-09

Description: FastTrack wanted monthly content for their newsletter. Each month, they sent over two article topics; another monthly article was created by me without their input (except for approval). Articles were mostly written from scratch, even when notes were given. The idea was to be a turnkey content solution for the client so they could send me monthly topics and not have to worry about editorial decisions.

reStudio: MPx Data Sheet

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Customer: reStudio

Project type: Data sheet

Project date: May 2009

Description: reStudio’s software is designed for specific areas of manufacturing and logistics. Its innovative new MPx product was targeted to a very specialized segment of businesses using a particular type of hardware/software. The data sheet was divided into two sections: one side emphasized benefits and value proposition while the second side focused on features.

Stu Schmidt: Lawyer Rack Card

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Customer: Stu Schmidt of Sweeney, Mason, Wilson & Bosomworth

Project type: Rack card

Project date: April 2009

Description: Stu Schmidt is a lawyer in the Los Gatos firm of Sweeney, Mason, Wilson & Bosomworth. Working with ColorStory Studio on the design, this rack card was to be given to potential clients in the office and at seminars/presentations to emphasize the different legal services Stu provided.

Advantage Consulting Services: HP Case Study

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Customer: Advantage Consulting Services

Project type: Case study

Project date: September 2008

Description: ACS is a search-engine optimization consulting firm based in Southern California. The HP Case Study was written in a problem/solution/results format to demonstrate how ACS was able to help the tech giant drive traffic to its website.

A1 On Track: Web Content

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Customer: A1 On Track with WSI Internet Consulting

Project type: Web content (SEO)

Project date: June 2008

Description: A1 On Track tabbed WSI Internet Consulting to re-design and search-engine optimize its website. For the copy, the new site featured page-specific keywords to work with an entirely new SEO-friendly web domain. Keywords included both services and locations. This project was followed by monthly articles chosen to work with SEO results.